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‘Miss Scarlet & the Duke’ Novelization Wants It Both Ways
A novelization based on the popular period mystery series brings back the Duke...but who exactly is this story for?
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The Sense & Sensibilities of Audible’s 'Pride & Prejudice' Adaptation
So much of the most well-known adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice work because of the visuals: the hand flex, the wet white shirt, the general brooding. But Audible’s recently released audio-only adaptation exhilarates the sounds; a Dove chocolate bar commercial of stillness and escapism
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Lara Maiklem's 'Mudlark' is a Love Letter to England's River Thames
Time stands still in the fog. With all modern references obscured, the river is ageless, static, ghostly. The spirits of the foreshore rise up in the mist, just out of sight. Through the swirling whiteness, a medieval fisherman pegs his fish traps to the riverbed, a Victorian scavenger wanders barefoot
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Love British Humor? Try Jodi Taylor's 'The Chronicles of St Mary’s'
The Chronicles of St Mary’s is a riotous, funny, heart-breaking series by British writer Jodi Taylor, who has written eleven books with more to come, plus linked short stories, and a spin-off series. The Chronicles is about time travel—but please, that term is never used: St.
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Why You Should Read Jo Baker's "Longbourn" Now That 'Sanditon' is Over
Though its finale aired several weeks ago, we're all still talking about Sanditon - what worked and what didn’t, and the fact that a second season seems more and more unlikely, despite the efforts of diehard fans. Was the TV series showrunner Andrew Davies’ homage to author Jane
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Hallie Rubenhold's 'The Five' Offers a New Perspective on Jack the Ripper
My intention in writing this book is not to hunt and name the killer. I wish instead to retrace the footsteps of five women, to consider their experiences within the context of their era, and to follow their paths through both the gloom and the light. They are worth more
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If You Love British Comedy, Try 'Cold Comfort Farm'
The education bestowed on Flora Poste by her parents had been expensive, athletic and prolonged; and when they died within a few weeks of one another during the annual epidemic of the influenza or Spanish Plague which occurred in her twentieth year, she was discovered to possess every art and
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Missing ‘Endeavour’? Here are Five British Detective Mysteries to Fill the Void
Sadly, the fourth season of Endeavour, starring Shaun Evans as Oxford’s young sleuth has concluded. A prequel of the popular TV series Inspector Morse, starring John Thaw, Endeavour has been a big hit on both sides of the Atlantic and has already been renewed for a fifth season. The
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Missing 'Victoria'? Five Books to Read Before Season 2 Begins
A watched kettle never boils for fans of the Masterpiece drama Victoria. If you have binge-watched season one a bazillion times and are as impatient as I am for Season 2 to begin in 2018, follow my lead and fill the void with some (or all) of the great